diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs
index 845006891d..c79646c56f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Implement/ContentRepositoryBase.cs
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories.Implement
             if (ordering.OrderBy.InvariantEquals("path"))
                 return GetAliasedField(SqlSyntax.GetFieldName<NodeDto>(x => x.Path), sql);
 
+            if (ordering.OrderBy.InvariantEquals("level"))
+                return GetAliasedField(SqlSyntax.GetFieldName<NodeDto>(x => x.Level), sql);
+
             // note: 'owner' is the user who created the item as a whole,
             //       we don't have an 'owner' per culture (should we?)
             if (ordering.OrderBy.InvariantEquals("owner"))